Goat Trail (Route 6) Along the Hudson River in NY Closed for Repairs this Week

FYI From the Local Patch to All Route 6 Travelers

The Goat Trail, also known as Bear Mountain Bridge Road, which is also both US Route 6 and State Route 202, will be closed Tuesday through Thursday. Crews will be performing maintenance on the narrow, twisting road between Route 9D (at the Bear Mountain Bridge) and Route 9 (Annsville Circle).

The work is scheduled to be done from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. daily July 18 - 20, 2017. 

Follow the posted detour, but expect delays and plan accordingly.

Ashland NE in Numismatic (Money) News

This is what happens when a currency expert and historian, with a penchant for antique bank buildings, finds an awesome one - in an unlikely place. In this case - Ashland, Nebraska, on US Route 6. Read the complete article HERE.

Classic Ashland bank survives

By Mark Hotz June 30, 2017

Other News & Articles

• Classic Ashland bank survives
• Prices suggest 1893 Morgan is obtainable
• Odd coins make desirable collection

For this month’s article, I perused my file of vintage photos of national banks for one that was both appealing and still standing. More often that not, an attractive national bank that existed in 1920 no longer stands in its small town. I was rewarded when I looked at Ashland, Neb., a town we will visit this month.

Ashland is a small city in Saunders County, smack-dab in the center of the eastern part of the state. Saunders County was established by an 1856 act of the Nebraska Territorial Legislature and later organized in 1866; its boundaries were redefined in 1858.

Route 6 Tap House: Well-Reviewed "Watering Hole" on NY's Route 6, Mahopac

The Route 6 Tap House in Mahopac NY

It's rare for a restaurant directly on US Route 6 to be celebrated. But Westchester (NY) Magazine calls the Route 6 Tap House, Mahopac NY, a "Beer Bar worth crossing the county for." Read the rest of the review HERE.  Happy Travels!